The years immediately after 9/11 were a weird time. Every adult in the world went a little insane. The US and Putin’s Russia were intelligence allies. Al-Qaeda really was inside Georgia – just not that one. Trevor is joined by Roberto of altogether too many projects to discuss the Pankisi Gorge Crisis, and how US training and advisors helped combat both fundamentalist insurgents and anti-corruption protestors. Roberto is the host of The History of Saqartvelo Georgia (@History_Georgia) and co-host of Tsar Power (@TsarPowerPod) and Quest for Power.
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Manning – Folklore and Terror in Georgia’s ‘Notorious’ Pankisi Gorge
The AP – Green Berets Land in Georgia For 2-Year Training Program
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Bush – Presidential Letter, March 20, 2004
Cecire – How extreme are the Extremists? Pankisi Gorge as a Case Study
Filkins – U.S. Entangled in Mystery of Georgia’s Islamic Fighters
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Myers – World Briefing\Europe: Georgia: Region Under Control
Quinn-Judge – The Surprise In the Gorge
Traynor – Georgia: US opens new front in war on terror
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